Privacy policy
Last updated 2 November 2026.
This policy explains what we collect when you use this website, why, and what you can ask us to do with it. "We" means Brian Andrea Berni, trading as BookAds, based in Italy.
Who to contact
For anything about your details, email brian@bookads.co.
What we collect and why
When you ask for a quote
We collect your name, email address and your answers about your books and ads: the types of ads you're interested in, links to your books and Author Central page, how many books you've published, whether you run ads, rough monthly ad spend and royalties, how you heard about us and anything else you tell us. We use them to review your books and reply with a plan and a quote.
When you send a message
We collect your name, email address and message, and use them to reply to you.
When you join BookAds Weekly
We collect your email address to send you the newsletter. Every issue has an unsubscribe link, and you can also email us to be removed.
When you visit the site
Our hosting provider processes technical details such as your IP address and browser type to deliver pages and protect the site from abuse. When you send a form, we keep a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address with it, only to limit spam.
Cookies
We don't use analytics or advertising cookies on this website. To count visits we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which works without cookies and doesn't track you across other sites. Your browser also remembers whether you've subscribed to BookAds Weekly or closed our newsletter invitation, so the invitation doesn't keep appearing; this note stays on your device and isn't sent to us.
Who helps us
We don't sell your details. We use these services to run the website and our business, and they handle your details on our behalf:
- Cloudflare hosts the website, stores the requests you send through it and counts visits.
- Notion is where we keep and follow up on quote requests and messages.
- Kit sends BookAds Weekly and keeps the subscriber list.
- Our email provider carries the emails we exchange with you.
Some of these services may store or process your details outside your country, including in the United States.
How long we keep your details
We keep quote requests and messages that don't lead to work for up to 2 years. If you become a client, we keep your details while we work together and then for up to 10 years, as tax and accounting rules require.
Newsletter subscribers stay on the list until they unsubscribe.
Your choices
You can ask us for a copy of the details we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete them, or object to how we use them. Email brian@bookads.co and we'll respond. If you're not happy with our answer, you can complain to the data protection authority where you live.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll update it here and change the date at the top.